Kurds
Mar 7 2009, Marco Villa

Turkey is an enviable nation. Not only is it rich in history, home to one of the world’s most incredible city, and bestowed with an abundance of natural beauty. But Turkey is in a prime position - literally - in the age of globalization. Turkey is...

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In this photo provided by the ‘Geneva Call’ organization on Monday, Sept. 1, 2008 two members of the Norwegian People’s Aid, NPA, organization prepare explosives for the detonation of anti-personnel mines under international standards in a trench in...